As part of a worldwide demonstration timed to be held the day after Trump’s inauguration in Washington, crowds gathered in The Hague and Amsterdam to march for women’s rights and equality on the weekend.
What started as a march in Washington became a global action encouraging women, men and children to make a statement against inequality. With an estimated three thousand marching in Amsterdam and several hundred in The Hague, the goal was for at least 1 million people to march for women’s rights.
Organisers in The Hague said “In anticipation to the Dutch elections in March we will raise our voice against sexism, racism, homophobia and LGBT+-discrimination, inequalities in income and opportunities, age discrimination and other forms of discrimination. We raise our voice for solidarity, the enforcement for human rights and equal treatment. We raise concerns on a growing inequality, rising tensions within society and the decrease of trust in each other and in politics. In the United States, there is much fear and discontent. Many people voted for Trump. In the Netherlands we also have this discontent. We strive for a society in which we listen to each other and in which everyone can be heard.”
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